
Supreme Court justice from Newfoundland finally poised to sell St. John’s home
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Almost seven months after he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Malcolm Rowe appears poised to finally sell his home in St. John’s, N.L., where a moribund economy continues to take its toll on the housing market.
Last month, the federal cabinet recognized the judge was having trouble selling his three-bedroom home when it issued an order in council extending his eligibility for relocation allowances by an additional six months to Oct. 29, 2017.
Under the Judges Act, Rowe was allowed to claim for six months reimbursement for travel and living expenses incurred while moving to Ottawa, which included visits with “members of his household” still living in the old residence.
The May 5 cabinet order recognized Rowe was facing “unfavourable conditions in the real estate market.”